Mayotte Demographics Profile 2008

Population

216,306 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 45.5% (male 49,521/female 48,996)
15-64 years: 52.7% (male 61,267/female 52,641)
65 years and over: 1.8% (male 1,971/female 1,910) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 17.2 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 16.2 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

3.465% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

39.79 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

7.36 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female
total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 57.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 63.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 52 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 62.54 years
male: 60.3 years
female: 64.85 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.6 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)
adjective: Mahoran

Ethnic groups

NA

Religions

Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3%

Languages

Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population

Literacy

NA